The shooting of the Navajo woman, who had anti-psychotic medication on her, was ruled to be justified as Shipley feared for his, and his colleague’s, life.

Tribal leaders are now urging the US Justice Department to investigate the treatment of Native Americans who live in towns around the reservation where the shooting took place.

Police were responding to a shoplifting call when they tried to apprehend Tsingine who resisted arrest.

Filmed on Shipley’s body-camera, the video shows a distressed Tsingine ‘ resisting arrest’ before being thrown to the ground with her belongings, including a pair of scissors, spilling out of her bag.

The clip, which has no audio during the confrontation, then shows the tragic woman approaching the officer with a pair of scissors.”

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Shipley then shoots her five times as his partner, who is standing behind Tsingine, desperately jumps out of the way.

The audio in the clip then starts, and the cop can be heard saying: “She came at me with those scissors.

While there is no audio to back up the officer’s claims that Tsingine was resisting arrest, an investigation by the Arizona Department of Public Safety said his version of events was confirmed by witnesses.

On Friday, Maricopa County prosecutor Bill Montgomery said that his office found no evidence of criminal conduct by Shipley.

The ruling was sparked a demonstration outside the prosecutor’s office with about 20 people chanting ‘Justice for Loreal’ and ‘Shame on Bill Montgomery’ earlier this week.